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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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